COVID and the Economy in US – JPMorgan now sees economy contracting by 40%, and unemployment reaching 20%

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ April 10, 2020 ⋅ Leave a comment

Filed Under Business, COVID, Economy, Unemployment, United States, US

JPMorgan economists cut their second-quarter forecast even more, now expecting the economy will decline by 40%.
The economists said the 16.8 million jobless claims filed in the last three weeks indicate a huge surge in job losses, which they estimate at 25 million in April.
A number of Wall Street firms expect contractions in the second quarter of 30% or more.
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